it was a new company here in the philippines- meaning it was a mass hiring. there were more than 200 employees who are all nurses waiting for the qualifying exam (which is the last requirement before we can proceed to contract signing). first day. it felt like first day in the school. ive known a very few people when i was applying for this job. so i texted my first friend in this new industry. we took the exam and passed. after lunch, we went back to the office and find seat for the 3 of us- they became my new best friends. my new work is in the BPO industry but not the typical call center. we are all nurses who have to read the patient's chart on the computer and encode all the physician's diagnosis. so the set up in the office is like a big room with lots of computers (sorry to sound stupid, i came from a hospital and i do not have an idea what is an office looks like. i saw some from the t.v but of course mostly are exaggerated) we will have an orientation and training for the next few weeks.
second day: people are excited on what we are going to do in this new job. i can tell, they are very competitive. our lecturers are americans, they will personally train us. actually i was not that interested. because in my mind this is just temporary. i already have plans for my career. i am applying to go to other country for greener pasteur, i need this job so that i can have money to spend for my application. it seems to me that this new work wont give me a professional growth. but still i want to try and concentrate on whatever i have right now. i have to enjoy this and besides i really need this. its time to go home. i was on the line waiting for the bus when someone approched me. he asked me "miss, is this the bus going to the mall" i just nodded. to tell you guys, im a snob. i dont talk to people or if they asked me i wont even look at them. when i checked the line it was long, i wondered "who is this person who have to ask me when there's alot of people behind me" o well, it doesn't matter anyway. i got on the bus and seated near the door. i noticed a person approaching me again. he introduced himself to me. he is Apollo (not his true name). he is one of my officemates. were both seated on the same row on training but i dont know him. he's making conversation- asking my name,my previous work, year graduated, how do i go to work and blah blah. one question made me laugh, he asked me "do you have a family?" i was like, what was his question? so i replied "you mean, own kids and husband?" then i laughed. for the first time in my life someone asked me that kind of question. [we are only 200 students when we graduated in college. same faces when we work in the hospital. so most of the people i know are same as my age] he is 9 years older than me. he asked for my number, since his my officemate, i gave it to him. :)